BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Writers\, Worldwide X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Writers\, Worldwide deadlines X-WR-CALDESC:Paid open calls\, fellowships and residencies in AI\, tech\, r esearch\, and digital and mixed-media arts\, sorted into the right pile. U pdated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Writers\, Worldwide. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pen-presents-salt-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601 SUMMARY:Deadline: PEN Presents x SALT: Sample Translation Grants 2026 (Sout h Asian languages) DESCRIPTION:Special PEN Presents round in partnership with SALT\, funding s ample translations from South Asian languages to help unpublished works fi nd English-language publishers. The scheme pays for the sample-translation work that is usually unpaid. ELIGIBILITY: individual literary translators at any career stage\, working from source languages of Bangladesh\, Bhuta n\, India\, the Maldives\, Nepal\, Pakistan or Sri Lanka. Apply via the En glish PEN PEN Presents page.\n\nOrganisation: English PEN\, in partnership with SALT\nLocation: Remote (worldwide translators\; source works in Sout h Asian languages)\nAward: GBP 500 to each of 24 shortlisted translators f or a 5\,000-word sample translation\; 12 winners additionally receive edit orial support and promotion. No application fee.\nDuration: One-off sample -translation commission\n\nMore: https://www.englishpen.org/translation/pe n-presents/apply-to-pen-presents/ URL:https://www.englishpen.org/translation/pen-presents/apply-to-pen-presen ts/ LOCATION:Remote (worldwide translators\; source works in South Asian langua ges) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tractor-beam-water-issue-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701 SUMMARY:Deadline: Tractor Beam: Issue 6 'The Water Issue' - Call for Submis sions DESCRIPTION:Tractor Beam's sixth issue\, themed around water in soil\, grow th\, land and ecosystems large and small\, is open for submissions. Editor s are seeking anti-apocalyptic visions that explore the future of water in farming and food production\, island ecologies\, hybrid sea-soil technolo gies\, the people who move water and the people water moves\, plus stories about drought\, diaspora and what gets carried downstream. FORMAT: storie s under 6\,000 words\; comics 12-16 panels. Submissions accepted via the c all page on Tractor Beam's Substack.\n\nOrganisation: Tractor Beam\nLocati on: Online publication (remote submissions\; geographic eligibility not st ated)\nAward: $1\,000 USD per accepted submission. Accepted work is consid ered for publication online (Tractor Beam website and Substack) and\, in s ome cases\, for one-off printed editions. Stories may also be considered f or the Protopian Prize with contributor consent. No submission fee mention ed.\nDuration: One-off published piece (no residency component)\n\nMore: h ttps://tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/call-for-submissions-the-water-issu e URL:https://tractorbeamearth.substack.com/p/call-for-submissions-the-water- issue LOCATION:Online publication (remote submissions\; geographic eligibility no t stated) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:miles-morland-writing-scholarship-2027@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260923 SUMMARY:Deadline: Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship 2027 DESCRIPTION:Annual writing scholarship from the Miles Morland Foundation fo r African-born writers working in English on a full-length book project (8 0\,000+ words for fiction\; equivalent for nonfiction). One of the largest single-author African writing grants. Application window opens 1 July 202 6 and closes 22 September 2026\; applications outside that window are not read. ELIGIBILITY: writers born in Africa\, or with both parents born in A frica\, writing in English\; nationality is not the criterion. Existing pu blication record is helpful but not strictly required.\n\nOrganisation: Mi les Morland Foundation\nLocation: Worldwide (writers born in Africa\, or w ith both parents born in Africa\, writing in English)\nAward: GBP 18\,000 paid monthly over 12 months (GBP 1\,500/month) plus mentorship support thr oughout the scholarship year. No application fee.\nDuration: 12 months\n\n More: https://milesmorlandfoundation.com/entry-requirements/ URL:https://milesmorlandfoundation.com/entry-requirements/ LOCATION:Worldwide (writers born in Africa\, or with both parents born in A frica\, writing in English) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:logan-nonfiction-program-2026-27@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616 SUMMARY:Deadline: Logan Nonfiction Program (Carey Institute) - Fall 2026 an d Spring 2027 cycles DESCRIPTION:Logan Nonfiction Program is a free hybrid residency for working long-form journalists\, writers\, podcasters and photojournalists pursuin g a long-form non-fiction project (article\, book\, podcast\, film). Two c ycles per year: Fall 2026 cycle (residency October-December) deadline 15 J une 2026\; Spring 2027 cycle (residency February-April) deadline 15 Octobe r 2026. The residency is hybrid - residential at the Carey Institute for G lobal Good in upstate New York combined with virtual engagement. ELIGIBILI TY: working journalists\, writers\, podcasters and photojournalists at any career stage\; international applicants welcome.\n\nOrganisation: Carey I nstitute for Global Good (Logan Nonfiction)\nLocation: Hybrid: residential at the Carey Institute upstate New York\, USA\, plus virtual engagement\n Award: Free residency: lodging\, meals and workspace covered. NO cash stip end or honorarium. No application fee.\nDuration: Hybrid residency\, typic ally 8-10 weeks per cycle. Fall 2026 cycle runs October-December\; Spring 2027 cycle runs February-April.\n\nMore: https://logannonfiction.org/fello wship/ URL:https://logannonfiction.org/fellowship/ LOCATION:Hybrid: residential at the Carey Institute upstate New York\, USA\ , plus virtual engagement END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pen-heim-translation-fund-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616 SUMMARY:Deadline: PEN America: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants 2026 DESCRIPTION:PEN America's annual grants for in-progress book-length literar y translations from any language into English. Up to 10 grants of USD 4\,0 00 each. Preference for early-career translators and works from underrepre sented languages and regions. Eligible genres include fiction\, creative n onfiction\, poetry and drama. ELIGIBILITY: translators of any nationality\ ; the project must be a translation of a book-length work into English\; p revious PEN/Heim recipients are eligible after a waiting period. No applic ation fee. Apply by 15 June 2026 via PEN America's grants portal.\n\nOrgan isation: PEN America\nLocation: Worldwide (translators of any nationality\ ; project must translate a book-length work into English)\nAward: USD 4\,0 00 per project (up to 10 awards per year). No application fee.\nDuration: Project-based (book-length literary translation in progress)\n\nMore: http s://pen.org/literary-grants/pen-heim-grants/ URL:https://pen.org/literary-grants/pen-heim-grants/ LOCATION:Worldwide (translators of any nationality\; project must translate a book-length work into English) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR